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Eye-spots in Lepidoptera attract attention in humans

Many prey species exhibit defensive traits to decrease their chances of predation. Conspicuous eye-spots, concentric rings of contrasting colours, are one type of defensive trait that some species exhibit to deter predators. We examined the function of eye-spots in Lepidoptera to determine whether t...

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Autores principales: Yorzinski, Jessica L., Platt, Michael L., Adams, Geoffrey K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543589
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150155